Following Germany's shutdowns, there are now only 12 nuclear energy producers in the EU. France, with its 57 reactors and 338 GWh per hour, is the largest provider, generating 55% of the EU's output.

It is China, the fastest expanding nuclear power generator in the world. “China is a big country. We have higher energy demand than other countries, but also more room for nuclear power,” said Zheng ...

Researchers from Ohio State University have developed a battery that can convert nuclear energy into electricity using light emission, according to a recent study published in Optical Materials ...

The potential of commercial nuclear fusion to provide nearly limitless clean energy is driving a global race, with China investing heavily and aiming for viability by 2050. Despite breakthroughs ...

Poland seeks to partner with large electricity consumers, such as tech companies or miner KGHM Polska Miedz SA, in its second nuclear power ... its first atomic-energy complex, a project seen ...

Tech companies are also racing to secure nuclear energy. In October 2024, Google inked a deal to buy electricity from at least six SMRs to power its data centres. Oracle is designing a data centre ...

A Saint John-based nuclear engineering company says it has hit a milestone in its aim to reduce waste coming from nuclear energy by turning that waste into usable energy. The company — Moltex ...

Amazon, Google and Meta signed a pledge this week that supports at least tripling nuclear power worldwide by 2050. The Large Energy Users Pledge — backed by the World Nuclear Association as well ...

While the meetings generally covered the region’s energy challenges, Lamont said they also waded into specific discussions about federal permitting for state-of-the-art nuclear reactors as well ...